Basket holder



Aug. 11, 1931. c. J. JAMES ET AL BASKET HOLDER Filed July 9, 1930GkI/lbl'd James Jahn James ATTORNEY-S Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITEDSTATES CLIFFORD J. JAMES AND JOHN JAMES, OF DETROIT; MICHIGAN BASKETHOLDER Application filed July 9,

The present invention pertains to a novel receptacle holder,particularly referring to a flower basket holder adapted to support theflower basket during transit.

In transporting filled flower baskets difliculty is experienced inkeeping them from tipping over and the present invention has as aprimary object to devise a holder which will efficiently preventoverturning of the basket.

In accomplishing this object the present invention provides an enlargedbase board which may be made in standard sizes to fit racks mounted inthe transporting vehicle. Upon the base board there is providedresilient retaining members which are adjustably mounted in a mannerwhereby they may be readily utilized to hold varying sizes of flowerbaskets.

Another object of the present invention is to devise a novel receptacleholder which is provided with an enlarged flat base having adjustableresilient retaining members mounted thereon in a manner whereby thedevice may be utilized to support any receptacle or similar article in amanner to hold it in an upright position.

WVith the above and other ends in view the invention consists in thematters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present basket support;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end view, partly in cross section, illustratingthe adjusting mechanism, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View illustrating the manner inwhich the retaining members are supported upon the base.

Like characters are employed throughout to designate the correspondingparts.

The numeral 1 indicates an enlarged base board which may be made ofstandard sizes to fit racks mounted in the transporting vehicle forconveniently loading the same. Slats or bars 2 and 3 are mounted uponthe upper surface of the base board to extend across the same adjacentthe respective ends thereof. Guide straps 4 and 5 are mounted upon thebars 2 and 3 respectively, the strap 1930. Serial No. 466,677.

& having one end secured by a wing nut 6 so" that the'strap may bepivotally swung on the bolt 7 which secures it to the bar 2 at itsopposite end; The strap 5 is secured at both ends to the bar 3 by boltssimilar to the bolts 7. p

The bar 2 is provided with a series of holes 8 to receive the pivot pins9 mounted or formed upon the rods 10, a pair of which are provided, sothat they may bespaced any suitable distance apart by selecting theproper holes to insert the pivot pins 9 in. The op-i posite ends of therods 10pass beneath the strap 5 and swing in the slot formed by said Astrap and the bar 3, the rods lObeing formed asat 11, intermediate theirends to encircle a flower basket. f

The ends of the rods which extend outwardly from the strap 5 are each.provided with a pivoted pawl 12 to engage ratchet teeth v 113 mountedupon the base board adjacent the ar 3. f In operation the flower basket14 is placed upon the base board so that the shaped pertion 11, which iscovered by suitable padding material 15 such as rubber, encircles thesame. The pins 9 are inserted in selected holes so that the rods mayengage the sides of the flower basket and the opposite ends are forcedtowards each other by means of the handles 16 until the rods are tightin engagement with the basket. When the rods engage the basket they willflex a little and the rods are secured in a slightly flexed position bythe pawls 12 and ratchet teeth 13, in which position the basket issecurely held in a vertical position.

Although a specific embodiment of the present invention has beenillustrated and de- I scribed it isiunderstood that various changes maybe made in the details of construction without departing from the spiritof the invention as set forth in the appended claims, and such changesare contemplated.

What we claim is:

1. A receptacle support comprising a base board, receptacle engagingrods having one. end pivoted relative to said board, a pawl carried bythe opposite ends of said rods, and ratchet teeth mounted upon theopposite end of said board and adapted to be engaged by the pawl uponthe rods to secure the rods in an adjusted position.

2. A receptacle support comprising a base board, receptacle engagingrods having one end received in certain of a plurality of holes formedin a bar secured adjacent the end of said base board, pawls mounted uponthe opposite ends ofsaid rods, and means mounted upon the opposite endof said base board and adapted to cooperate with said pawl whereby saidrods may be maintained in an adjusted position.

3. A receptacle support comprising a base board, receptacle engagingrods having one end received in certain of a plurality of holes formedin a bar secured adjacent the end of said base board, pawls mounted uponthe opposite ends of said rods, and ratchet teeth mounted upon theopposite ends of said board 1 and adapted to be engaged by the pawl uponthe rods to secure the latter in an adjusted position.

4. A receptacle support comprising a base board, bars secured adjacentthe ends of said boards, rods pivotally mounted at one end in holesformed in one of said bars, straps mounted upon said bars to guide thepivotal movement of said rods, receptacle engaging portions formed onsaid rods, ratchet teeth mounted upon the opposite end of the base boardto which the rods are pivoted, and pawls mounted upon said rods andadapted to engage said ratchet teeth to secure said rods in an adjustedposition with the receptacle engaging portions maintaining a receptaclein an upright position.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

CLIFFORD J. JAMES. JOHN JAMES.

